Barred Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles bennettiiSalvadori, AT; d'Albertis, LM, 1875
English (US) Barred Owlet-nightjar
The Barred Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles bennettii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars) in the order Aegotheliformes.
- Scientific name
- Aegotheles bennettii
- Order
- Aegotheliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Barred Owlet-nightjar
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT; d'Albertis, LM, 1875
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aegotheles bennettii wiedenfeldi
- Aegotheles bennettii bennettii
- Aegotheles bennettii plumifer
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT; d'Albertis, LM, 1875
- Type locality
- Southeastern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7 p.816
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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